why don't we use rubber feet instead of carbide tips to rollerski?

[john]

It seems like a little shoe made of urathane would work just fine for
a rollerski tip, it should last as long as the wheels, absorb shock,
etc. I wouldn't miss setting my poles into the hard asphalt.

[Bob Schwartz]

I use the Swix boot shaped rubber feet for nordic walking
as my roller ski tips. I do that because of the amount of
concrete I have to roll on.

They are not designed to fit a ski pole. I use a lot of
glue and haven't lost any. The shock absorption is nice.
They're a compromise, they do much better on concrete,
worse than a regular tip on asphalt. On asphalt they
slip earlier than a regular tip.

The boot shape has a lot of rubber and adds enough weight
to the tip to make it feel distinctly different. They also
sell a smaller rubber tip which I haven't tried.

I put a set on my kid's poles and she lost one in less than
a day. Not while skiing, I think one of her friends was
whacking weeds with the pole. For the few hours she had it
she preferred it over the regular tip.

Bob Schwartz

[john]

On Oct 22, 1:28 pm, Bob Schwartz <bob.schwa...@REMOVEsbcglobal.net>
wrote:

So much for that idea, I was just thinking how the plink, plink, plink
was getting a little tedious.

[gr]

I was playing with some off road (biggish wheels) roller skis and added
crutch tips to my std poles (with washers to stabilize and prevent poke
through). I wore through the crutch tip in a half hour or so.
gr

[runcyc...@yahoo.com]

there was a discussion on rubber tips in this group. I personally have
never tried rubber tips. They are easily available for purchase, but
no one really uses them, so, there must be a reason. Try and see, I
guess.

[Jan Gerrit Klok]

runcyc...@yahoo.com;129540 Wrote:
> On Oct 22, 10:02*am, john roden.j...@gmail.com wrote:-

> It seems like a little shoe made of urathane would work just fine for
> a rollerski tip, it should last as long as the wheels, absorb shock,

> etc. *I wouldn't miss setting my poles into the hard asphalt.-

>
> there was a discussion on rubber tips in this group. I personally have
> never tried rubber tips. They are easily available for purchase, but
> no one really uses them, so, there must be a reason. Try and see, I
> guess.

Yes, I posted some.
To make the rubber shoes fit poles, I start with a base of tape on the
pole tips. Makes them snug enough. You can always add some overlapping
tape one you've aimed he shoes, but I have yet to lose one.
They slip on asphalt (no concrete here) when you angle them flat for
strong push-off. Litle to do about that, although the way I preload the
poles (bending up/down), does make a difference.

Best performance I seemed to get from the lightweight rubber shoes.
In Europe there's various purpose made tips to chose from. Nordic
Blading. The ones with a carbide tip protruding a rubber shoe interest
me. Supposely these offer a softer landing but still optimal bite for
asphalt.
One company was working on a special road basket of sorts.

--
Jan Gerrit Klok